Talk:Mental maps
From Geography
Evaluation mental maps
1. Relevance: It is relevant for this course.
Rating: 7
Comments: article helps to understand the relationship people have with their environment and how they interpret it. It is part of everyday geographies. It can be helpful to understand people's sense of place.
2. Well-written:
a) well-written: its prose is engaging, even brilliant, and of a professional standard; the prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct;
Rating: 8(0-10)
Comments: language is correct and very undertstandable for both geographers and people with only little knowledge about the subject.
b) comprehensive: it neglects no major facts or details and places the subject in context.
Rating: 8 (0-10)
Comments: All important facts are mentioned in relation to mental maps
3. well-researched: Factually accurate and verifiable:
a) it provides references to all sources of information following the APA guidelines;
Rating: 8 (0-10)
Comments: several good references and noted following APA
b) it provides in-line citations (including page numbers) from reliable sources for direct quotations, statistics, published opinion, counter-intuitive or controversial statements that are challenged or likely to be challenged, and contentious material relating to living persons—science-based articles should follow the APA guidelines.
Rating: 7(0-10)
Comments: one correctly noted in-line citate.
4. Broad in its coverage:
a) it addresses the main aspects of the topic;
Rating: 8(0-10)
Comments: same as question 1
b) it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail.
Rating: 8 (0-10)
Comments: -
5. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without bias, giving due weight to each.
Rating: 8 (0-10)
Comments: represents viewpoints of several authors
6. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
Rating: 8 (0-10)
Comments: article is a whole
7. Well-structured:
a) a lead: a concise lead section that summarizes the topic and prepares the reader for the detail in the subsequent sections;
Rating: 6 (0-10)
Comments: does not have contents, but I think this in not neccessary in relation to the extent of the article.
b) appropriate structure: a system of hierarchical section headings and a substantial but not overwhelming table of contents.
Rating: 6 (0-10)
Comments: -
c) categories: is the entry categorized in a correct way? (Which categories are missing?)
Rating: 7 (0-10)
Comments: There could be a category with two very different mental maps explained as example for the text and the reason they were made (why do geographers use mental maps).
8. Illustrated: if possible, by images, maps, schematic overviews:
a) images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content;
Rating: 6(0-10)
Comments: I would like to have a subscription to the image used, what do we see?
b) images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.
Rating: 8 (0-10)
Comments: -
9. Length: It stays focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail and uses summary style.
Rating: 8 (0-10)
Comments: No unnecessary details
Evaluated by Rosalie Koen on 26 October 2012.
